kì

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Hokkien

For pronunciation and definitions of kì – see 記 (“to record; to mark; to note; to keep in mind; remember; etc.”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 記).

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Compare Proto-Katuic *giil ~ *ʔŋgiil (“to rub”) (whence Pacoh kil (“to rub off or against dirt”)).

Verb

kì • (淇, 其)

  1. to rub off, to rub out
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Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 旗 (“flag, banner”).

Noun

kì

  1. (only in compounds) flag, banner
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Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 棋 (“chess”).

Noun

kì

  1. (only in compounds) chess
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Etymology 4

Sino-Vietnamese word from 期 (“period, term”).

Noun

kì

  1. period, term (recurring interval of time)
    kì thi ― examination period
    • 2022, Vietnamese Ministry of Education & Training, Thông tư số 15/2022/TT-BGDĐT‎, điều 9 §2:
      Mỗi môn học được giảng dạy trong 03 (ba) kì.
      Each subject is taught in 03 (three) terms.
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Conjunction

kì

  1. until; till

Etymology 5

Sino-Vietnamese word from 奇.

Adjective

kì (diminutive reduplication kì kì)

  1. (colloquial) strange; odd
  2. (colloquial) awkward or tacky
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Etymology 6

Sino-Vietnamese word from 圻.

Noun

kì

  1. a capital city or citadel
  2. an area of land equal to 1,000 dặm (miles or leagues)
  3. a border [1]
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References
  1. ^ “圻”, in Từ điển Hán Nôm [Sino-Vietnamese Dictionary], section Từ điển trích dẫn
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